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Builders News
Kelvin Davidson
Home building costs jump 10% from a year ago
The five things you need to know about the housing market this week.
Nikki Preston
Planning a renovation this year? It’ll be easier but not cheaper, say experts
More tradies will be available but GIB plasterboard prices will rise.
Diana Clement
Open home checklist: How to tell if your dream home is hiding a dark, dingy secret
What potential buyers should look for when inspecting a property.
Nikki Preston
‘I would be nervous right now’: Settlement shock for new-build buyers
Tougher lending rules and higher interest rates could jeopardise deals.
Nikki Preston
Insurance warning: Risk that homeowners could be hit with huge bill if disaster strikes
Call for Kiwis to check their insurance policies.
Catherine Masters
Planning rules shake-up: The big shadow that looms over Kiwi homes
Experts warn that some homeowners and renters “are going to lose privacy”.
Catherine Masters
Collapse crisis: 25% of all company failures in 2022 from construction industry
More than 100 construction companies were liquidated in the first six months of this year.
Diana Clement
The end of the skip and a 568,935-tonne problem for NZ?
Developer built new homes in Auckland using radical waste management plan.
Nikki Preston
'Buy ugly, not broken': The death of the Kiwi do-up
Rising house prices, tighter credit rules and trade cost pressures make renovation work a challenge.
Diana Clement
Can’t get a builder or a tradie? Join the queue
“Kiwis better be good at DIY because it’s kind of hard to get a builder already.”
Kelvin Davidson
Inflation spike drags NZ back to the 1990s
The five things you need to know about the housing market this week.
Diana Clement
CCC time-bomb: Warnings over post-Covid surge in home renovations
Too many homeowners are failing to get their Code Compliance Certificates, says expert.
Diana Clement
The big sick: Will Omicron wipe out hard-up building firms?
Construction industry faces spike in absenteeism as it tackles rising costs and supply chain woes.
Diana Clement
Hold-ups in renovations, house prices levelling off: The outlook for 2022
OneRoof asks the experts for their predictions.
OneRoof
Why first home buyers need building reports
A building report is your one-stop-shop to know both the good and the bad about the property you’re interested in.
Louise Richardson
Weather bombs and tornadoes: The dangers of building in winter in NZ
Block NZ foreman on the damage an unsecure site can do.
Louise Richardson
Block NZ's Peter Wolfkamp: 'Nobody is ever realistic about any renovation job'
Advice for those who want a full bathroom makeover in just five days.
Louise Richardson
The big home renovation question: Builder or architect?
The building industry is reaping the benefits of the Covid lockdown.